Olympus PEN-F vs Samsung ST100

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus PEN-F vs Samsung ST100, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Samsung. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and ST100 (14MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and ST100 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The PEN-F was announced 6 years later than the ST100 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung ST100 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the PEN-F grades against the ST100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN-F & Samsung ST100. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Samsung ST100 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus PEN-F comes with external dimensions of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Samsung ST100 has sizing of 100mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is the front view scale comparison of the PEN-F vs the ST100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the PEN-F and ST100 is 84 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements only by checking out specs. The visual here may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the PEN-F and ST100.

All in all, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus PEN-F will show greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots far more aggressively. The more modern PEN-F should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.